Netflix Won’t Release Doc on Missing Man Allegedly Sacrificed by Vampires

Netflix releases a myriad of true crime documentaries every year, yet some do not make the cut. According to The Columbus Dispatch, Netflix has retracted its plans to release “Vampires in Gem City,” a documentary focusing on the mysterious disappearance of 26-year-old George Phillip Gall near the goth-themed Asylum nightclub in Dayton, Ohio, in 1994.

George Phillip’s wife, Helen, and maternal uncle, Dan Phelan, revealed that producers informed them Netflix had decided against airing the documentary. Director Joshua Rofé has not responded to The Dispatch’s inquiry regarding the cancellation.

Phelan recounted that producers approached the family around three years ago. Helen, still seeking closure, welcomed any effort to shed light on her husband’s unexplained disappearance, regardless of the documentary’s angle.

“I was hoping they would air it so people know what has happened to my husband, and we could get the word out there,” Helen Gall expressed. “I need answers as to why they did this.”

Phelan added that David Holthouse was initially set to direct the project but was later replaced by Rofé, who had previously directed “Bob Ross: Happy Accidents, Betrayal & Greed” for Netflix. With Rofé’s takeover, the documentary’s focus shifted intriguingly toward vampires.

An official description from Netflix (via What’s on Netflix) stated, “For the last 30 years, Dayton, Ohio has been home to the largest coven of vampires outside of New Orleans. When a man goes missing in the goth nightclub they use as their headquarters, the case goes cold until a police officer comes forward in 2008 with a story.”

The narrative follows Gall’s last known movements on October 13, 1994. After an argument with his wife, he took a bus downtown, disembarking near the Asylum nightclub on South Main Street in Dayton. He was never seen again. Gall was declared dead by the state in 2002, but a few years later, retired Dayton police lieutenant David Williams shared a disturbing revelation.

Williams told the Dayton Daily News in 2008, “The story was that Gall was supposed to have been involved in an occult ritual in the upper floors of the bar. He was then beheaded, and his head was sold as a relic for the occultist involved.”

Despite these unnerving changes to the documentary’s focus, Gall’s family remained hopeful that it would reignite interest in the cold case. However, with Netflix pulling the plug, that opportunity seems lost, and Netflix has yet to provide an explanation for their decision.

Source: The Columbus Dispatch, What’s on Netflix, Dayton Daily News